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. Feb. 12 1.946, M. D.' @RLIN WINDOW Filed March 22,` 1945 s y INVETOR.

Mom/5 0. 01u/N MII 2L Patented Feb. 12,A 1946 UNITED f STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW Morris D. orlin, Cleveland, ohio A Application March 22, 1945, Serial No.v 4584,123 11 claims.. (ci. reo-+229) This invention relates tol storm lwindo'v'fs and particularly to auxiliary windows thatare applicable for use in conjunction 'with oriel type windows.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a window frame panel that is bendable at a certain point and which, when in the'bended condition, is able to pass through an ordinarily restricted opening. A

Another object is to provide the glass panes of a bendable window member with a transparent and flexible, weatherproof, resilient joint.

Another object is to provide such bendable window member or panel with flexible, resilient and Weather-proof frasme and panel members that are simple and economical to construct and which have the outward appearance of ordinary window frames and panels.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following specification and claims, together with the accom-l panying drawing in which like parts are referred to and indicated by like reference characters and wherein:

Figure 1 is an outside elevational View of a window having an auxiliary frame and removable panels mounted therein and which are made in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged inside view of the auxiliary frame and panels;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view. of the window and auxiliary frame, taken substantially along the line and in the direction of the arrows 3 3 of the Figure 1;

Figures 4 and 5 are views similar to the view of Figure 3 and Ishowing two typicalpositions that the bendable frame or panel might attain when being either inserted or removed from the main or auxiliary frame;

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical'cross-sectiona view of the bendable frame, taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 6-6 of the Figure 2; and

Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the bendable joint between the panes of glass in the bendable frame.

Conducive to a clearer understanding lof this invention, it should be pointed out that` certain types of windows known as oriel windowsfhave upper and lower sashes of different sizes, The upper sash is generally about one-half the siz'e of the lower sash. The largest possible opening 'ob'- tainable in windows of this type is no larger than the size of the'upper and smaller sash. It is therefore diiiicult and sometimes impossible to insert from the inside of the building the auxiliary storm windows of the priorfart` The inner projection of thewindow sill andthe lower horizontal edge of the large 'sash prevent the insertion of the storm window panel. Heretofore such windows had to be fitted from the outside of the building, and when it is recalled that storm windows have to be washed as well as changed at different' seasons of the year, the fitting and removal sometimes create a real problem. This is especially true of windows above the ground floor thatcan only beH reached from the outside vwith a-ladder. 1

' In the Figurel of the drawing, there is shown an outside view of an Aoriel type Casement window I2 in a building II. The windowIZ hasa large lower sash I4 and a small ,upper sash I3; *In the easement I2 there is shown mounted the storm vor auxiliary window '20 having a top panel 30,7a bottom panel 40, Vand a flexible joint 60. Each of these broadly indicated elements will be described in detail and in the order set forth,

The auxiliary window 20 is mounted onl the sill vI5 outsideA of the slideable sashes I3 and I4, and iits in the frame I2 much the same as do the ordinarystorm windows. The frame portion, made up of the elements 2|, 22 and 24 of the storm window 20, is generally a permanent iixture and when once installed, is not removed.

The top horizontal piece 2| of the frame forming thewindow 2.0 has a depending ange which engages a similar flange on the top panel 30.

The topl piece 2| also .has the pivoted holders 26 whichretain the -top panel 40-in place after beizng mounted on the hereinafter referred to hooks The bottom horizontal'piece 2-2 of the frame has an ascending ange thereon which engages the bottom panel 4,0. This bottom piece 22 also has aventilator 23 therein which is commonV in windows of this type and which forms no part of this invention.

'Thetwo vertical side pieces 24 which connect theyfendsof the horizontal piecesv 2| .and 22 are not flanged, but theydo have means for supporting and Vretainingthe panels 30 and 4U thereon. Specifically, the two side pieces 24 have the hooklike members, indicated by the vreference character v25, which 'support the top panel 30;' and theyv also have the holders'Z'I for supporting the bottom panels`40 and which are engaged by the lock devic'e 52. y y K The Figure 2 shows the inside of an auxiliary window` only and'containing panes of glass 31 and'53-54 instead of the screens 38 and 55 of the Figure 1.

The top panel 30 consists of a rectangular frame containing either a sheet of wire mesh or screen 38 or a pane of glass 31. The top` horizontal element 3I has an upwardly extending flange 32 which engages the aforementioned flanged piece 2l. The bottom horizontal element 33 has a iiange 34 depending therefrom which similarly engages the ange 42 of the bottom panel 40. The two side vertical elements 35 each have a tab 36 mounted thereon which engages the two hook-like members 25.

The top panel 3U is easily installed from the inside of the building by lowering the small upper sash I3 of the easement window; inserting the panel into the opening of the auxiliary window frames 20 so that the tabs 36 engage and rest on the hooks 25, and then turning the pivoted cars or cam-like holders 26 downward, as indicated.

vThe large bottom panel 4I) consists of a `rectangular frame which may Vcontain either a screen 55 or two panes of glass 53 and 54. The tophorizontal member .4 I has an ascending flange 42 which engages the aforementioned ange 34. Similarly, the bottom horizontal member 43 has 'a depending ange 44 which engages the iianged piece 22 of the frame 20.

Each of the two side portions 45 which connect the top and bottom horizontal portions 4I and 43 are madeup of two sections 56 and 51. These sections are vertically aligned as .shown and have substantially abutting ends 48 and front or outer and back or inner surfaces 46 and 41 respectively. Y i

The aforementioned abutting ends v48 are not parallel. That is,- they are eut on a -bias and are made so that the sections 56 and Y51 touch each other at the outer surfaces 46 but are spaced apart at the inner surfaces 41. When the sections are aligned vertically, the ends 48 form a V-shaped slot.

The upper and lower sections 56 Yand 51 are joined together by means of a ilexible metal leaf orr spring 49. This spring 49 is inserted in suitas `shown in the Figure 6. The vside portions are thus able to bend inwardly as indicated by the broken lines of the FigureY 6 and are caused to resume and retain their normal aligned positions because of the tension of the spring 49.

When such flexible frame is used with wire` screen, only one sheet of screen need be used since the screen itself is iiexible, IbutV when glass is used, provision must be madefor bending the panel at the joints cron the line between the V-shaped grooves of the ytwo vertical side por-- tions 45. This is provided for by using two panes of glass 53 and 54 and joining them together horizontally. with a specially formed' piece 60 which is made. of ".Lucite or similar exibl'e, transparent plastic material.

The joint `all maybe manufactured "easily by the extrusion process vand may be cut to any desired length. vIn cross section, it resembles a letter H and has an upper channel 6I which receives the bottom edge of the upper glass Dalle 53 and an inverted lower channel t2 which re' ceives the top edge of the lower pane o-f glass 54. The side Walls of the .channels are tapered toy ay relatively sharp edge, as shown, and are made so that they grip and adhere to the pane very closely. The portion of the plastic material between the channels is suiiiciently large, resilient and flexible to permit the two panes of glass to be inclined to an angle of about twenty degrees.

The bottom panel 40 may be easily inserted in the frame 2!! from the inside of the building by inserting it through the relatively small opening of the main window below the sash I4. If made to bend slightly at the aforementioned joints, it will clear the sill I5, the sash I4 and fit into the space between the top panel horizontal lower portion 33 and the fixed sash I3, as shown in the Figure 4. It is then lowered so that the flanges 42 and 44 engage the flanges 34 and 2| respec tively, and then is retained in place by means of the lock device 52 which engages the side holders 21.

Either of the panels 30 or 40 are removable or insertable independently of the other and it will be observed that the position of the flangesand the direction in `which they extend and engage prevents rain or snow from entering at these joints.

Having thus disclosed the invention in'its preierr'ed form, it should be understood that the invention as described and illustrated is suggestive only as there may be other forms or modiiications thereof which also should be considered as being within the scope of the appended claims,

I claim:

1. In a storm window, a bendable panel, comprising in combination, a frame member including top, bottom and side portions, each ofthe side portions having a hinge means therein and apane member mounted in the frame member and including `a ilexible joint extending laterally between each of thesaid' hinge means.

2. In a storm window frame of the type having flanged laterally extending parts, a bendable panel, comprising in combination, a frame 'member including top, bottom and side portions, each of the side portions having a hinge` means therein, each of the top and bottom portions having flanges thereon engageable v with the aforesaid flanged laterally extending parts, and a pane member mounted in the frame member and including a flexible jointv extending laterally be'- tween each of thev said hinge means.

3. In a storm window, a bendable panel, comprising in combinatiom'a frame member including top', bottom and side portions, each of the side portions having a resilient plate therein, and a pane member mounted in the frame'member and including a flexiblejoint extending laterally between each of the said resilient plates.

4. In a storm window, a bendable panel, comprising in combination, a frame member' including top, bottom and sidey portions, each 'of the` side portions having `inner and outer surfaces and vhaving a leaf spring mounted therein be'- tween the said surfaces, and a pane member mounted in the frame member and 'including'a flexiblel joint-extendinglaterally between each o the said` leaf springs. I

5. In a storm window frame-ofthe. type hav;

ing flanged laterally extending partsj'a bendable panel, comprising in combinatioma frame' memberincluding top, bottom and side portions, each of the side. portions having inner and outer surfaces and having a leaf spring mounted therein between the saidsurfaces, each of the top" and bottom portions havingl flanges thereon en;V gageable withtheV aforesaid hanged. laterally extendings'parts, anda pane member mounted in" the frame member and including a flexible joint extending laterally between each of the said leaf springs.

6. In a storm window, a bendable frame, comprising in combination, top, bottom and side portions, each of the side portions consisting of upper and lower aligned sections, and a resilient plate mounted in each of the side portions connecting the aligned sections together.

7. In a storm window, a bendable frame, comprising in combinatipn, top, bottom and side portions, each of the side portions consisting of aligned upper and lower sections and having inner and outer surfaces, and a resilient plate mounted in each of the side portions between the inner and outer surfaces thereof and connecting the alignedsections together.

.8. In a storm window, a bendable frame, comprising in combination, top and bottom portions,

and parallel side portions connecting the top and bottom portions, each of the side portions consisting of aligned sections having abutting non-parallel ends and also yhaving a resilient plate mounted in and connecting the aligned sections together whereby the side portions may bend at the said ends.

9. In a storm Window frame of the type having anged laterally extending parts, a bendable frame, comprising in combination, top and bottom portions having flanges thereon engageable with the aforesaid flanged parts, and parallel side portions connecting the top and bottom pdrtions, each of the side portions consisting of aligned sections having abutting non-parallel ends and also having a resilient plate mounted in and connecting the aligned sections together whereby the side portions may bend at the said ends.

10. In a storm window of the type having fianged laterally extending parts, a bendable panel, comprising in combination, top and bottom portions having iianges thereon engageable with the aforesaid laterally extending parts, parallel side portions connecting the top and bottom portions, each of the side portions consisting of aligned sections having abutting ends, each of the side portions also having a flexible plate connector at the said ends making the portions bendable, and upper and lower pane members mounted in the said portions, and including a, nexible joint extending between the abutting ends of each side portion.

l1. In a window frame, a side member consisting of aligned portions having inner and outer surfaces, each of the portions having contiguous non-parallel ends, the parts of the ends proximate to the outer surface abutting each other and the parts of the ends proximate to the inner surface being spaced, and a resilient plate member mounted in the aligned portions between the inner and outer surfaces thereof and connecting the non-parallel ends together and permitting the member to be bent in the direction of the inner surface. l

MORRIS Dl ORLIN. 

